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Yeah, that is definitely as tight as you would want to go. When I had my Subzeros, I wore it at the point there was any resistance. It was enough to just curl the calf lock a little. One other thing I did was adjusted the strap so that it attached higher on the calf. So the two sides of the strap were not the same length. That helped with allowing my ankle more room to float.

That would help. I coach adults in a learn to play hockey clinic like you mentioned. All of the beginner goalies I have coached have done the same two things - strapped their pads too tight, and brought their knees forward (and incidentally their feet behind them) when they dropped which opens the 5 hole.

In my Subzeros, the Smart strap was only tight to the point that it held the pad in place. I could twist the pad back and forth on my leg without any restriction from the strap. It was not so tight as to hold the front of my shin up against the pad constantly, there was space there. When you say outward, what direction is that? NHL goalies with huge flared butterflys, like Lundqvist, point their toes towards the puck parallel to the ice, like this But a goalie with less flxibility and a more narrow butterfly, like Brodeur, will point his toes towards the puck but also down towards the ice so his heel is higher than his toes, like this That downwards point is what takes the pressure off your hips and knees. As far as opening your legs when you drop, you can fix that by thinking about it differently. When you drop into your butterfly, your hips should be in the exact same place they were when you were in your stance, just with your knees under you now. So in your stance, your knees should be more under you. When you drop down, drive your knees straight down under you, bringing them together as you do. They should move sideways in, not forward as you drop. While you drop, also keep your hips up and forward instead of dropping with your butt. That will help you keep your legs in and closed. As far as the pad returning to "zero", where are you putting the boot strap? is it through the hole at the back of the skate, like Brodeur's above, or is through the larger space in the middle? If it's through the heel, it may be too tight.

Cool. One thing to keep in mind with them. They are a stiffer, flat faced pad. You will have to make them looser than you think so they will rotate properly and not restrict your movements. Like almost floppy. There shouldn't be any firm tension in any of the straps, especially the toe ties or boot strap. I forget, do the S series have the Smart Strap? if they do, it should be loose-ish and the knee strap should only be tight enough to keep your knee in the landing gear when you go down. If not, the straps should get more loose as you go up the pad from the bottom. A big mistake new goalies make is strapping the pads too tight. Do your toes point downwards in the butterfly?

Interestingly, it might get better when you get into the pads. People with hip flexibility problems (like new adult goalies) can't get into a comfortable butterfly if their toes aren't pointing downwards. In a carpetfly, your knees and feet are at the same level and your toes point forwards. When you put on pads, the knee blocks inside will elevate your knee above your foot and create a downward angle and also allow you to point your toes down. All of that reduces the stress on your knees and hips, which will widen your butterfly and eliminate some of that discomfort.

Not sure what your budget is, but you can probably do better than the S series. The Gnetik 5.0 is an unbelievable pad for the money, it's far and away the best senior level set on the market. The Gnetik 2 is coming in October, which means that Gnetik 1's will go on clearance. If you want the flat faced pad like a Subzero, you can still find good deals on a Subzero 1, which is a pro level pad, for a price close to a S series. One other thing to keep in mind, Brian's pads tend to run big. They will not fit the same size as Bauer, RBK, or CCM, and would likely be a shorter size. How tall are you? What is your ATK? (ankle-to-knee measurement, measure the distance between your ankle bone and middle of your knee while sitting with your leg bent at 90*)

Thanks. I'm pretty sure XL would be too long for me too. But then again, I've seen the pro sales have L's that are just XL's with the tops cut off. Thant might work. Would you be willing to part with them? Are they the home or away socks?

Do you have any idea what they do with the leftover equipment after the sale? I've been trying to get my hands on pro stock return Edge socks in Caps colors. The guy who was supposed to grab them for me at the sale flaked out and didn't bother to tell me he wasn't going to be grabbing the stuff I asked for. I tried the pro shop at Kettler, but they have no idea. Anything you might know? Thanks

Is anyone going to the Caps sale on Saturday (6/14) at Kessler? So, I read the notice wrong. The Caps sale is Saturday July, 12th.

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